Outrage over femicides in Brazil spills into public debate and onto the streets

"Feminist activist Brisa Batista took part last Sunday in one of the largest demonstrations held in Brazil against femicide the daily drip of violence that kills four Brazilian women every day. This time, the sociologist felt supported alongside the thousands of women who took to the streets of Sao Paulo, Rio, Brasilia, and dozens of other cities to express their outrage at sexist murders and the normalization of misogyny shouting, Stop killing us. It was a massive protest, nothing like her lonely protest in 2019."

"A string of extremely cruel femicides in just a few days around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women has given unprecedented visibility to the issue. Gender-based violence has reached an unprecedented level of media and political attention. Images of Tainara Santos being dragged for a mile along a Sao Paulo expressway by an ex-boyfriend horrified the country; she survived, but both her legs had to be amputated."

Brisa Batista participated in one of Brazil's largest anti-femicide demonstrations, joining thousands in Sao Paulo, Rio and other cities. Femicide kills an estimated four Brazilian women daily. Batista previously staged a solitary protest in 2019 after the murder of Elitania de Souza and later sought visibility on social media without viral impact. A recent cluster of extremely violent attacks around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women intensified media and political attention. Graphic cases include Tainara Santos being dragged and losing both legs, and other women killed for professional or personal reasons, fueling public outrage.

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